Recent content by lifespassion

I only have a small coop and have no where to keep them separate. So far, they seem fine ~ I let the older girls out when I get home, so they can free range while keeping the younger ones in the coop and run till bedtime. I'm keeping an eye on them for feather picking or general bullying!

I was just given two 9 week old Americauna hens that are in with my five year old hens. The older hens are on layer feed, and I've read that the younger ones shouldn't be eating that. Some say they will be fine, some say it causes liver damage. Should I buy grower and mix with the layer...

Helo ~ I have a Buff Orpington who will be a year old in April. Everything was fine until last Monday when she was standing and acting strange, close to an egg way back in the coop, but I couldn't tell anything else, as I couldn't get to the egg and had to get to work. When I got home from...

We built a new barn/garage and used a non-potable type pipe to get from the well to the garage. I know that it is not safe for human consumption, but can I use it for the chickens? We had to run it a long distance and the potable piping was very expensive. Since we don't drink the water out...

Thought I would update, that today she seems to be doing better. We keep her in a small (but not too small) cage to confine her and keep her quiet. When we get home, we put her in the pen without the other chickens as they are out free ranging. Then at night we put her back in the cage...

I have a Buff Orpington who is about 20 weeks old. She was fine, healthy and suddenly started limping Sunday - her right leg. She was hopping like a bunny when she ran, but she still scratched around the yard and used that leg. Monday she was a bit worse, limping more but still eating...

I have one that looks just like Tiny the Terrible and was told by Paul's Poultry that he looked like a she. Well, she crows - and very loudly! So, she's really a he. Looks exactly the same.

This boy got mixed in with a shipment of BLR's that someone ordered at work. Limping when he was a baby, they were going to kill him. Being the whimp I am, I rescued him and am not sure what he is. Silver Laced Wyandotte? Can anyone help? Since's he a roo, I won't be able to keep him...

Chamois (like what you dry off a car with) aka "shammy"

This is what they USED to look like ~ Thank you all for your suggestions and thoughts. He is not a very approachable neighbor and of course, it's hard to tell someone they aren't taking care of their animals properly. I will try to give him a suggestion or two and see how he reacts. I...

Hello everyone. This is a picture of my neighbor's chicken and I was wondering what was wrong with it? This is the worst looking one, but almost all of them lost feathers on their rumps and have sparse tail feathers. Their skin is pink. At first I thought they were molting, but they don't...

My love for chickens started many, many years ago, when they would sell dyed chicks at Easter. My mom would buy me one, I would raise it for a few weeks until it became too big for the house and it then went to my Aunt's house with her chickens. I have always wanted some, so this year, I got a...